SJVN signs contract for electro mechanical works of Luhri-1 HEP

The total capacity of the project is 210 MW, having four Kaplan Turbine with two main units of 80 MW and two auxiliary units of 25 MW each.

SJVN Limited has entered intoa contract agreement for electro mechanical works of 210 MW Luhri Hydro Electric Project (HEP) Stage-1 with Voith Hydro (P) Ltd. The contract was signed in the benign presence of top officials from both the companies.

Speaking on the occasion, Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN, apprised that the electro mechanical works amounting to ₹420.28 crore, have been awarded to Voith Hydro Pvt Ltd on 16th July 2021. The same are to be completed in line with the work schedule of the project, which is targeted for commissioning by 24th May 2025. Sharma informed that the civil and hydro-mechanical works have already been awarded on 24th November 2020 and construction activities on the same are in full swing.

Luhri Hydro Electric Project -1 is a run-off the river scheme with diurnal storage and dam toe surface power house in Shimla and Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. The total capacity of the project is 210 MW, having four Kaplan Turbine with two main units of 80 MW and two auxiliary units of 25 MW each. The cost of the project is ₹1,810.56 crore and has the potential to generate 758 million units of electricity annually.

Currently, SJVN has portfolio of more than 9,000 MW and is executing 27 projects in hydro, thermal, solar and wind sector in India, Nepal and Bhutan. The company has also diversified in other fields of energy generation and transmission. 

Voith Group is a leading global technology company with headquarters in Germany. The company is pioneer in designing, manufacturing, supply and execution of mechanical engineering products with specialisation in electro-mechanical components of power projects.